I am living in Oklahoma with 2 kids (3 if you count my husband), and a son in the Marines that I’m very proud of. For years, I just mindlessly followed what the government told me about my health, because that was what was expected. In the process, I’ve had issues with my son’s behavior and have gained a lot of weight.

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve done a lot of research on natural health. The first book I picked up was “Natural Cures” by Kevin Trudeau. That started my questioning the FDA and by association the USDA. I’m still trying to figure out how a computer geek has wound up interested in natural health, but here I am. I don’t necessarily agree with Mr. Trudeau or with the Natural News website (http://naturalnews.com), but it really makes you think about what we just accept as normal. I’ve been looking at the correlation between artificial dyes and ADD, and how close margarine is to plastic.

Other than my interest in natural health, I am a website developer with almost 10 years of experience in Web Design. I sometimes jokingly refer to myself as a treehugger, because besides the natural health interest, I am concerned about our effect on the environment.

For years, I played a character named Sharleone an online MUD (Multi User Dungeon) called Apocalypse IV (which later because Apocalypse V). Though I no longer MUD very much, the name Sharleone has stuck with me.